AC Milan vs Bologna Match Analysis and Prediction

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AC Milan will be aiming to make it four Serie A victories in a row when they welcome mid-table Bologna to San Siro on Monday.

The hosts are currently top of the table, three points clear of second-placed Napoli, while Bolgna have picked up 33 points from their 29 league matches this season to sit 12th.

AC Milan were held to back-to-back draws by Salernitana and Udinese in their final two league matches of February but enjoyed a strong March, securing three straight 1-0 wins over Napoli, Empoli and Cagliari.

Napoli will have the chance to move level on points with the league leaders when they face Atalanta on Sunday, and it is set to be a fascinating conclusion to the title race, with AC Milan desperately attempting to hold off the teams behind them to win their 19th Serie A title.

Stefano Pioli’s side are unbeaten in the league since the middle of January, but they have performed better on their travels this season than at home, boasting only the fourth-best home record, in contrast to the strongest away record.

Bologna finished 12th in Serie A last season, and it appears that they wil enjoy a similar campaign in 2021-22, currently sitting 12th in the standings.

Sinisa Mihajlovic’s side have won nine, drawn six and lost 14 of their 29 league matches this season to collect 33 points, and they are 11 points clear of the bottom three.

Bologna have won once in Serie A since December 22, while they are without a victory in their last four matches, drawing with Salernitana and Torino before losing to Fiorentina and Atalanta.

The fact that the Red and Blues have only scored once in their last four league games is a concern, and goals have been hard to find this season.

AC Milan vs Bologna head to head

The two teams have previously met on 43 occasions, where Milan are leading with 29 victories while Bologna have won six, and they have drawn in eight. Milan have scored 81 goals and conceded 39 in the process. In their last encounter, AC Milan secured a 4-2 away victory.

Bologna 2-3 AC Milan 08/12/19

AC Milan 5-1 Bologna 18/07/20

AC Milan 2-0 Bologna 21/09/20

Bologna 1-2 AC Milan 30/01/21

Bologna 2-4 AC Milan 23/10/21

AC Milan latest home form

AC Milan have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their six most recent matches. Their last home defeat came on January 17 when they lost 2-1 to Spezia. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded just one.

AC Milan 4-0 Lazio 09/02/22

AC Milan 1-0 Sampdoria 13/02/22

AC Milan 1-1 Udinese 25/02/22

AC Milan 0-0 Inter Milan 01/03/22

AC Milan 1-0 Empoli 12/03/22

AC Milan latest away form

AC Milan have been on a good run of form on the road this season, and have been unbeaten in their nine most recent matches. In their last away game, they managed to defeat Cagliari 1-0. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded just three.

Venezia 0-3 AC Milan 09/01/22

Inter Milan 1-2 AC Milan 05/02/22

Salernitana 2-2 AC Milan 19/02/22

Napoli 0-1 AC Milan 06/03/22

Cagliari 0-1 AC Milan 19/03/22

Bologna latest home form

Bologna have recently been on a poor run of form at home, as they have won just one of their seven most recent matches. They managed to defeat Spezia 2-1 in the league on February 21. In their last five matches, they have scored only one goal and conceded four.

Bologna 0-2 Napoli 17/01/22

Bologna 0-0 Empoli 06/02/22

Bologna 2-1 Spezia 21/02/22

Bologna 0-0 Torino 06/03/22

Bologna 0-1 Atalanta 20/03/22

Bologna latest away form

Bologna have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, having failed to win in any of their five most recent matches. Their last away victory came on December 22 when they defeated Sassuolo 3-0. In their last five matches, they have scored three goals and conceded nine.

Cagliari 2-1 Bologna 11/01/22

Verona 2-1 Bologna 21/01/22

Lazio 3-0 Bologna 12/02/22

Salernitana 1-1 Bologna 26/02/22

Fiorentina 1-0 Bologna 13/03/22

AC Milan news

Milan’s squad is in excellent shape at the moment and Pioli is likely to retain majority of the players that started against Cagliari, with Oliver Giroud featuring at the tip of the attack.

Sandro Tonali will likely come into the side, which would allow Franck Kessie to move forward into number 10 position.

Bologna news

Nicolas Dominguez and Federico Santander will miss the game through injury, while Kingsey Michael is a long-term absentee.

Mihajlovic is not likely to make changes in the side that faced Atalanta, but could bring in Mitchell Dijks, with Marko Arnautovic featuring at the tip of the attack in a 3-4-3 formation.

Prediction and Odds

AC Milan need to keep winning and accumulate more points due to the pressure being piled up upon them at the top of the table by the teams in the top four.

Although Bologna could be tricky opponents, we are finding it difficult to predict anything other than a home victory.

Odds: 1 1.78 X 2.05 2 2.30